Help Im A Student Leader: Practical Ideas and Guidance on Leadership

You are a student leader for a reason. Maybe you chose to be, maybe someone else chose it for you—no matter how you got here, God has a plan to use you in ministry. You and your youth worker know that you're new at this thing. You have leadership abilities, but you're still a student—so how do you do it? Doug Fields has been a youth pastor for a long time, and he has helped a few students here and there figure out how to be leaders in his ministry. Now he's here to help you. You may be afraid or overwhelmed, or you may feel privileged ... or even a little cocky ... whatever the case, the tools in this book will help you get the most of your time as a leader. Here's a little bit of what's inside:
• Learning how Jesus led others
• Lightening the load of your adult leaders
• Discovering the secrets of getting others involved* Deepening your own faith by serving others
• Balancing your schedule—family, school, faith, leadership
• Becoming an encourager You've been entrusted with leadership responsibilities, and Help! I'm a Student Leader! is full of hands-on leadership ideas and guidance that'll help you discover the leadership role that you were created to fill.

You know that being a student leader is no small task nor is it something to lose sleep over. If you have student leaders or at least students who are willing to lead use this book to pair their willingness with tools and techniques to creative effective leaders who lighten your load.

YouthWorker Journal

'Fields conveys a great love and passion for student leaders throughout the book....Easy to read....[A] reasonable length for students who are already saturated with homework, jobs, and extracurricular activities....[A] great resource to give to your students who are leaders, or those you want to challenge to leadership.' -- YouthWorker Journal

Founder of Simply Youth Ministry, Doug Fields has been in youth ministry since 1979 and is currently on staff at Saddleback Church in Southern California. He's the director of Purpose Driven Youth Ministry, and the author and co-author of more than 50 books, including the bestsellers Speaking to Teenagers and Your First Two Years in Youth Ministry. Doug Fields ha sido pastor de jovenes y lider de ministerios durante mas de treinta anos. Despues de graduarse de la Universidad Vanguard en 1984, recibio su maestria en divinidad del Seminario Teologico Fuller. Sirvio durante 18 anos como pastor de ensenanza y de jovenes en la iglesia Saddleback en California. el es autor de mas de cincuenta libros, incluyendo Recargado y Ministerio de jovenes con proposito, ganador de la medalla de oro. Tambien ha viajado por todos los estados unidos y a paises como Australia, Alemania, Filipinas y Brasil, como instructor del programa. Doug es fundador del ministerio Sencillamente Joven. El y su esposa, Cathy, tienen tres hijos.